Natural History Museum of Utah

 http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/project-current-review/34805_natural_history_museum_of_utah
Rising on the southeastern quadrant of the University of Utah campus, the Natural History Museum of Utah is covered in a variegated pattern of copper panels that roots the building in the surrounding mountainous landscape. It is literally built into a footfhill slope of the Wasatch Mountain Range. The natural analogies extend to the "canyon," an internal public space created by the fissure of three structural bays in plan. Distant views are framed by selectively placed glass walls. Ennead Architects' partners Todd Schliemann and Don Weinreich answered some questions about their design.